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Squier Releases Deluxe Series Strats & Jazz Bass Active V
OK, last time I mentioned Squier on this blog I absentmindedly referred to their instruments as “beginner’s guitars,” which turned out to be a really bad idea––I got an earful from some very rabid Squier fans! Hehe… my apologies, I promise not to make that mistake again ;) Anyways, today Squier announced what appears to be their [...]
Continue reading...Epiphone Unveils Prophecy Line Of Custom Guitars
29. February 2008
Epiphone today unveiled an entirely new line of custom guitars––called the Prophecy series––that apparently includes eight different models; two each of the Les Paul, SG, Futura EX, and EM-2. So what exactly is the common thread between these instruments? According to Epiphone, the Prophecy guitars all feature highly-figured quilted maple tops, SpeedTaper satin necks, 24 jumbo-sized frets, [...]
Continue reading...New York’s Music Zoo Gets Exclusive Gretsch “Axe”
29. February 2008
They called it the Atkins Axe, in reference to the illustrious Chet Atkins––the man who literally put Gretsch on the map––but originals are nearly impossible to find these days since the instrument was only in production for a few short years during the mid-70s. While the Gretsch Axe was a bit of a failure in its [...]
Continue reading...Gibson’s Alex Lifeson ‘Inspired By’ ES-355 Due In Stores Monday
27. February 2008
Well, Gibson has yet to put up an official product page for their soon to be released Alex Lifeson Inspired By ES-355, but I’ve noticed at least a few online retailers this morning expecting the instrument to be available for purchase this coming Monday, March 3rd. Billed by Gibson as a “painstaking recreation” of the vintage [...]
Continue reading...Eastwood Busts Out With ‘67 Messenger Tribute Guitar
20. February 2008
Never heard of a ‘67 Messenger? Don’t start kicking yourself just yet… I’m a self proclaimed funky-old-guitar junky and I had to do some background research on this one myself. Eastwood this week announced the Limited Initial Run of their new 1967 Messenger Tribute guitar––an instrument based on the aluminum-magnesium necked Messenger first built by tiny [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Three New Limited Edition Slash Signature LPs
19. February 2008
Apparently not to be outdone by Fender’s recent foray into massively over-hyped limited edition guitars, Gibson today announced the upcoming release of not one, but three new Slash Signature Les Paul models––each in a strictly limited edition, and hey… one for every price range. According to Gibson–– “On Tuesday April 1st 2008 three very limited and unique [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Month #1 :: SG Diablo
14. February 2008
Wow… this thing sure is gaudy ;) Apparently not ready to repeat last year’s rather “love it or hate it” Guitar Of The Week program (we gear hounds sure can be picky, can’t we?) for 2008 Gibson has slowed custom guitar production a bit and will instead be offering the Guitar Of The Month. First up, the [...]
Continue reading...Ouch! ESP Unveils More Than 50 New Guitars & Basses
16. January 2008
Well you’ve got to hand it to ‘em––ESP’s R&D department certainly wasn’t resting on their laurels this past year. The company has announced that for 2008 over 50 new and improved guitars and basses will be added to their line-up. And these are just the six strings…
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4. March 2008
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